Framework for managing features across environments

US11704370B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• David J. Stein · Plain City, US
• Paul T. Ogilvie · Palo Alto, US
• Bee-Chung Chen · San Jose, US
• Shaunak Chatterjee · Sunnyvale, US
• Priyanka Gariba · San Mateo, US
• Ke Wu · New Taipei, TW
• Grace W. Tang · Los Altos, US
• Yangchun Luo · Sunnyvale, US
• Boyi Chen · Santa Clara, US
• Amit Kumar Yadav · Kanchinakote, IN
• Ruoyang Wang · Beijing, CN
• Divya Gadde · Sunnyvale, US
• Wenxuan Gao · Santa Clara, US
• Amit Chandak · Milpitas, US
• Varnit Agnihotri · Survanagiri, IN
• Wei Zhuang · Beijing, CN
• Joel D. Young · Milpitas, US
• Weidong Zhang · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 20, 2018
• Grant date: Jul 18, 2023
• Expiry date: Feb 25, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06N20/00
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments provide a system for processing data. During operation, the system obtains a feature configuration for a feature. Next, the system obtains, from the feature configuration, an anchor containing metadata for accessing the feature in an environment. The system then uses one or more attributes of the anchor to retrieve one or more feature values of the feature from the environment. Finally, the system provides the one or more feature values for use with one or more machine-learning models.